The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-05
TIE STOCK YARD QUESTION.

Tho Ordinance COMMITTEE Sltk Down Gu
Any Chnngcs-o Other Ordinances.
The Council Committee on Ordinances
had another lively meeting at the Public
Building last evening. The stock yards
question was again before it, and in order
to accommodate the citizens interested
who desired 10 be present the committee
mat in tho chamber Of the First Branch.
Chairman Dobbins and Messrs, Jaeger,
GavinrMaxwell, Tracy aud Robertson
were present, also City Solicitor Caldwell.
In addition there were in attendance q
number OF tho citizens who oppose any
change in the present ordinance with
MIR. Ali. Caldwell, and Col. w. W, Arnett,
the attorney for the hotel men whose
houses are in the Second ward market
squsre, and who have heretofore conduct
ed stock-yards in connection with their
places and who desire 10 continue to do so
but who ore prevented blythe terms Of the
present ordinance; a number Of Colonel
Arnett's clients were also present.
The ordinance in relation to stockyards
now on tho ordinance book OF the city and
under the provisions OF which tho yards
are supposed to be conducted went into
force January l, but has not as vat been
enforced by Chief Smith. The ordinances
was passed by the old Council some time
before that date and alter it had been care.
fully considered by the Ordinance Com.
mittee OF that Council and both sides had
presented petitions and arguments. The
ordinance is one that provides that stock
yards shall DO kept only in that part OF
the city bounded by McColloch street on
the weut, Eleventh street on the south, or
in other words on the commons out BY
the Hempfeld tunnel and where the
Wheeling stockyards are now situated.
For years cattle, calves, sheep and hogs
had been kept in the Btockyards in the
rear OF the Second ward market squsre
hotels: often the animals would be kent
there for several days ct q time. The
noise and stencil they made were very an
noying 10 the people living thefeabouts,
especially those on EoG street, and it il
claimed that much sickness was caused
thereby. Finally the condition of things
became GO bad that the people began toll
Ggltate the matter in Council, and about
that same time the property on the corner
Of Market and Tenth streets, formerly
used by Armstrong, Coon & CO,
was bought for the Gyowed pur-
pose of being ueed Tor q backwards.
This aroused the people on Main
street, rhoac property would be greatly
injured by such an arrangement, and
joining with the others they appeared be-
fore Council aud effected the passage Of
the ordinance. The agitation was com
menced q long time before the ordinance
Was adopted, and oil sides. had chancs to
present all the arguments desired.
The hotel keepers and the stockmen
who ~patronizs them now desire a recon.
sideration. They wan. the ordinance 80
amended that a stockyard may BIO kept
anywhere in the city between imaginary
lines run through the centers OF Eighth
and Eleventh streets, from the east to the
west boundaries. This would allow a
stockyard to be established on the old
Grant House property, a scheme that has
been talked OF, and in numerous other 10.
where they would be most obiec.
They were willing that the
yards should be kept under the eupervis-
and direction OF the Hea!th Oficer-
almost continual job-and that fines
be provided for failure to follow
out his Instructions.
Last nights meeting wes the third this
new committee has had on the matter,
The petitions and circumstances referred
to it by Council have been read and re-.
read and the lawyera have made their
.strongest arguments, but after all this and
after carefully considering the matter the
decided to recommend that ii
ia %ine1pedient to take any action on the
ordinance. MIR. Gavin was the only mem
Der voting no; he also wanted tho vote
taken in privste, but the committee "a
fused to do this.
1t is presumed that the ordinance will
now be enforced and the yards abolished,
There is adisposition to have all the Yards
the city. The grounds specified
in tho ordinance are, however, practically
the city, and lie as good a place
probably 40 could be found. The hotel
keepers as ono Of their arguments claimed
to abolish their yards meant ruin, as
the s.oCknen would no longer stop there,
Tho City Solicitor presented two ordi-
nances he had been ordered 70 prepare
and they were approved and ordered to DO
transmitted to Council. Ono Ia making il
an offence for q barber to keep his place
OF business open on tho Sabbath day,
The passage Of this will probably lead to
there being a number Of BARRIERS who will
call on their customers at their homes and
rooms on Sunday morning.
The other grants tho power to the Gas
Trustees to issue to manufacturing CON
Germs the right to use natural gas torches
in parts where it is impracticable to use
The manufactured gus. the same to 30
Issued only alter q personal examination
and under certain provisions and ~restric-
lions. This is an ordinance prayed for by
manufacturers and recommended by the
Gas Trustees. IA g5s rE.t
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